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CloudBolt Industry Insights Report:
The Truth About DevOps in the Hybrid Cloud Journey
When asked what they use for managing the lifecycle of their cloud
infrastructures, the vast majority indicated that Terraform alone is not
the answer. 74% state that they need a Cloud Management Platform
(CMP) operating in conjunction with Terraform. 58% use DevOps tools
like CI/CD or Kubernetes. 56% require configuration management
tools like Ansible or Chef. And 51% said scripts.
It Takes A Village
74%
Clearly, Terraform is here to stay and will remain a force. Respondents' answers provide a
crystalized roadmap for what it will take for Terraform (or any other provider) to evolve where it
needs to be to more holistically meet the emerging needs of hybrid cloud management.
Three capabilities tied for the top spot at 62%:
• Enable non-Terraform experts to easily deploy infrastructure using
Terraform
• Ensure only Terraform plans with IT 'guardrails" are executed
• Visualize and cost optimize infrastructure deployed by Terraform
Finally, 35% want to simplify deployment of on-premises infrastructure when using Terraform,
which is about simpler integrations to existing tools and technologies.
Roadmap To Success:
Simplicity + Governance + Visualization /
Optimization + Integration
62%
